Drought conditions change the way farmers should fall-apply nitrogen. Soil retains more nitrogen during a drought, so there could be an opportunity for farmers to spread out or delay input costs to avoid sending excess N downstream.

Amazon on Sept. 2 announced the launch of the Agroforestry and Restoration Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental organization. The Accelerator will create a more sustainable source of income for thousands of local farmers in the Brazilian Amazonian state of Pará, while also restoring native rainforests and fighting climate change by naturally trapping and storing carbon.

For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, we caught up with Gary to talk about his system of biological farming. He explains why he avoids disturbing what he calls the “middle zone,” where most root growth takes place.